“Life is dangerous for women in this camp”: In the Central African Republic, survivors of sexual violence lose critical support as funding is slashed
Stories & Blogs UNFPA (News )The Korsi refugee camp in Birao, in northern Central African Republic, is home to around 18,000 refugees as well as returnees fleeing the conflict in Sudan.
“I witnessed unimaginable horrors”: Sexual violence used as weapon of terror against women and girls across Sudan
Stories & Blogs UNFPA (News )There are alarming reports of sexual violence being used as a weapon of terror across Sudan. Over 12 million women and girls – and increasingly men and boys – are estimated to be at risk of assault.
A chance encounter leads to critical maternal care in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Stories & Blogs UNFPA (News )What Ms. Azina didn’t know was that without urgent healthcare, both her pregnancy and childbirth could also hold deadly consequences.
“The new generation is different”: In Djibouti, survivors and allies lobby to end female genital mutilation.
Stories & Blogs UNFPA (News )“I still see the knife, and the lady who held me down,” said Hawa’a Mohamed Kamil.
Explainer: How does family planning save lives?
Stories & Blogs UNFPA (News )When a war forcibly displaces tens of thousands of people, UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, equips displacement camps and medical personnel with critical supplies…
Giving birth under fire in North Kivu, as conflict grips the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Stories & Blogs UNFPA (News )As fighting intensified in North Kivu, in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Francine Toyata clutched her pregnant belly, waves of pain coursing through her.
“Bold investments” needed to address challenging nutritional burden in Africa, FAO says.
Stories & Blogs FAO (News )FAO Director-General addresses High-Level Side Event at African Union Summit in Addis Ababa hosted by the King of Lesotho.
Boosting trust and skilled birth attendance in Cameroon’s health facilities.
Stories & Blogs UNFPA (News )Toukam Mirabelle had been told that twin pregnancies hardly ever go beyond eight and half months, yet she was past even her regular due date.
Female genital mutilation leads to death in childbirth, a preventable tragedy Ugandan community members assert.
Stories & Blogs UNFPA (News )“My sister should not have passed away in the way she did,” Josephine Telo told a group of women who had survived female genital mutilation. This was the practice – the mutilation of a woman or girl’s genitals for no medical reason – that killed her sist
Youth perspective: What do young people know about the digital divide?
Stories & Blogs UNFPA (News )While questions about Internet usage, the digital divide, and AI garnered significant interest, space technology received notably less attention.